In the latest edition of Analyze This, Gamasutra asks leading industry analysts whether appealing solely to the hardcore is a viable option for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, or if they need to similarly pursue a wider demographic. In an interview with Gamasutra, senior VP of marketing for PlayStation Peter Dille told Gamasutra that a direct download movie service for PSP and PS3 will be coming very soon, and that the company is actively working on the service. Commenting about when we might see something, Dille said, “We didn’t have any announcements about that at the show, but what I can tell you is we’re working on it, we see that it’s critical, not just for PSP but also for PS3, and it’s something we know is super important to get right. So we want to make sure we get the consumer experience right, get the right content, and we’re working really hard on it. read more

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PK) platforms — I speak of the Wii and the Nintendo DS, of course — Sony has been forced to take action. It’s the same deal with the PlayStation 3; Sony recently lowered the price of that unit when it realized that power doesn’t always equal perfection for gamers — not enough consumers were willing to shell out a small fortune for impressive specs. Thing is, the PSP already saw a fresh price cut , so Sony is not cutting the cost again; the new PSP will carry the same price as its larger, heavier brother — about $50 higher then the DS. But price is key — as I observed in a look at the May video-game stats, Sony saw a nice boost for the PSP because of the recent $170 price point. read more

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